2012 Season
FBS Conference Rankings
Conference standings
12 conferences · six-team sample adjustment| Rank | Conference | Teams | Adjusted rating | Team average | Average raw points | Average strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEC | 14 | 202.42 | 226.05 | 239.83 | 204.92 |
| 2 | Big 12 | 10 | 187.06 | 210.92 | 223.55 | 196.80 |
| 3 | Pac-12 | 12 | 163.94 | 172.25 | 176.01 | 174.49 |
| 4 | Big Ten | 12 | 162.43 | 170.00 | 175.55 | 166.97 |
| 5 | FBS Independents | 4 | 154.78 | 165.99 | 175.42 | 149.81 |
| 6 | Big East | 8 | 153.26 | 157.73 | 167.11 | 146.10 |
| 7 | ACC | 12 | 143.99 | 142.33 | 142.96 | 149.24 |
| 8 | Western Athletic | 7 | 131.48 | 117.92 | 121.96 | 116.52 |
| 9 | Mid-American | 13 | 120.10 | 107.55 | 107.47 | 117.64 |
| 10 | Mountain West | 10 | 114.89 | 95.44 | 96.74 | 106.47 |
| 11 | Sun Belt | 10 | 114.01 | 94.03 | 89.71 | 112.65 |
| 12 | Conference USA | 12 | 112.02 | 94.38 | 92.81 | 116.50 |